Home Sweet Home

It is sooooooo good to be home and to be able to sleep in my own bed! and to shower in my own shower!

Don't get me wrong, we had a great time in Myrtle Beach, Charleston and points in between, but 7 days is a long time to be away from home and so finally being home is soo good.

We left out of here at 4:30 a.m. last Saturday and drove straight through. We got there about 5:00 p.m. or so and checked in. The room was really nice, but for 4 of us really small. A one bedroom is definitly not enough room, so we remedied that for another time. We upgraded to a 3 bedroom (both a 1 and 2 bedroom opened up) that we get every other year for 2 weeks or we can go every year and have to upgrade to a 2 bedroom on the years we get the 1, and stay a week.

Anywho, the girls loved seeing and playing in the ocean and on the beach. We had acess to a state park and went about 3 or 4 times. The weather wasn't really cooperating the later part of the week. We went down to Charleston on Monday and had a 3 hour walking tour of historical homes and such. It was great but warm. Later that evening we had sunset sail on a schooner in the harbor. It was nice but windy. We had never been on a sailboat before so it was a new experience.

The rest of the week was spent in and around Murrills Inlet and Myrtle Beach. Went and seen Le Grande Cirque, played mini golf, caught an Imax movie, ate at some great resturants and overall had a great time. We were all sufficiently ready to come home yesterday though.

Mom and Dad seemed to do okay while I was gone. Monday they spent the day in Nashville at the neuro dr and Dad had an MRI. Not sure about the strokes, but he is going to have his right carotid artery angio'd sometime very soon as it is over 50% blocked. He is still so very worn out all the time, and I know that it takes time for someone to recover from all he has been through, but I still worry so much about him. Really both of them are doing more than their bodies are willing to take. I hate to think of them not here, but I also know the reality of time is really running out for them. I have to face that and be as brave as possible.

Okay on to less depressing things. I am so far behind on my big picture classes. I haven't even read through the 2 that started last week. I need to get caught up on the Choosing Joy class, and then get busy on the other 2. It seems like a never ending thing with me. I need to just sit down and work, but when I do have time to catch up I spend it doing something else or feeling worse because I just don't do it.

Want to change my outlook on things. Easier said than done that is for sure. I also need to find my camera and upload my pics from the trip as well as have Tori up load hers. Hopefully that can be done tomorrow!